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School in tents

ཟླ་༤ 17, 2025 3 mins read
School in tents

At over 4,000 metres above sea level, in one of Bhutan’s most remote and fragile regions, children are attending school in tents, braving the cold, huddled in makeshift classrooms,  amid the looming threat of a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).

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